Member, Program Planning Committee, California Council on the Education of Teachers Spring Conference

Member, San Jose Unified School District Science Leadership Team

Board Member, University Representative for the California League of Middle Schools, Region #6

Member, Writing Team for the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Proposal

Other Accomplishments

POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK

2008 Participant in the TECSCU Conference. This two-day conference addressed "Working Effectively with Legislators: Getting the Word Out about High Quality Teacher Education." Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU), San Antonio, TX.

2008 Presentation to California State Legislators. Invited to give a presentation to 15 state legislators and legislative analysts to advocate for funding of the teacher performance assessment mandate for all credential candidates in California. This meeting was arranged by State Senator Jack Scott, Sacramento, CA.

2008 Participant/presenter at the AACTE Day on the Hill (2008, June 18-19). Met with U.S. congressional members to advocate for "intelligent accountability systems" and to update them on current initiatives in the College of Education at San Jose State University. I co-authored a partnerships profile piece for our College that was featured in the 2008 AACTE Day-on-the-Hillpublication entitled "Partnerships that Work: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools." This book was distributed to legislators as part of the materials packet we prepare for our congressional visits.

2007 Participant/presenter at the AACTE Day on the Hill (2007, June 20-22). Met with U.S. congressional members to advocate for continued funding for Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE)Grants and to share data from the SJSU College of Education TQE grant. I co-authored a partnerships profile piece for our College that was featured in the 2007 AACTE Day on the Hillpublication entitled "Preparing STEM Teachers: The Key to Global Competitiveness." This book was distributed to legislators as part of the materials packet we prepare for our congressional visits.

2007 Participant in the TECSCU Conference.Participated in a two-day conference entitled "Creatingeducational policies and partnerships: How to write legislative agendas and develop partnerships with foundations." Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU),Seattle, WA.

2006 Participant/presenter at the AACTE Day on the Hill (2006, June 14-16). Met with U.S. congressional members to advocate for changes in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and to share the results of a research study that two colleagues and I conducted with schools in Santa Clara County. This study clearly showed the lack of access students in low socio-economic districts have to a comprehensive curriculum, largely due to a disproportionate amount of time spent on test preparation to satisfy NCLB requirements.

2005 Invited speaker at the San Jose State University College of Education Legislative Breakfast. Presentation was entitled "Unfolding the teacher credentialing process in California." This event was sponsored by the Equity, Advocacy, and Policy Committee of the College of Education, SJSU, San Jose, CA.